Etruscan

E·trus·can

E0232600 (ĭ-trŭs′kən)adj. Of or relating to ancient Etruria or its people, language, or culture.n.1. A native or inhabitant of ancient Etruria.2. The extinct language of the Etruscans, of unknown linguistic affiliation.

Etruscan

(ɪˈtrʌskən) or

Etrurian

n1. (Historical Terms) a member of an ancient people of central Italy whose civilization influenced the Romans, who had suppressed them by about 200 bc2. (Languages) the non-Indo-European language of the ancient Etruscans, whose few surviving records have not been fully interpreted3. (Historical Terms) the non-Indo-European language of the ancient Etruscans, whose few surviving records have not been fully interpretedadj (Historical Terms) of, relating to, or characteristic of Etruria, the Etruscans, their culture, or their language

E•trus•can

(ɪˈtrʌs kən)

n. 1. a member of a people inhabiting ancient Etruria, whose civilization flourished c700–400 b.c.: subsequently dominated and absorbed by the Romans. 2. the extinct language of the Etruscans. adj. 3. of or pertaining to Etruria, the Etruscans, or their language. Abbr.: Etr. [1700–10; < Latin Etrusc(us) of Etruria + -an1]

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Noun

Etruscan - a native or inhabitant of ancient Etruria; the Etruscans influenced the Romans (who had suppressed them by about 200 BC)Etruria - an ancient country in central Italy; assimilated by the Romans by about 200 BCItalian - a native or inhabitant of Italy

Translations

Etruskischetruscoэтрускэтрускский язык

Etruscan

the language of the Etruscans.

Etruscan, a Mediterranean language, is attested by more than 10,000 inscriptions, on various objects, written in a phonetic alphabet similar to the Greek alphabet. The most important texts are fragments of a sacred book, of which some 1,200 words have been preserved, that were written on the wrappings of a mummy now housed at the National Museum in Zagreb. Other important texts are an inscription of 300 words on a tablet found at Capua and a dedicatory inscription with a parallel text in Phoenician found at Pyrgri. Also known are 60 glosses preserved in works by classical and early medieval authors, loanwords in Latin, and numerous toponyms (seeTOPONYMY).

The meaning of approximately 150 Etruscan words has been established. Etruscan, whose historical relation to other languages is unclear, most closely resembles the language of an inscription on a stele found on the island of Lemnos. Attempts by such scholars as V. Georgiev to prove a relationship between Etruscan and the Hittite-Luwian languages have been criticized by specialists.

REFERENCES

Kharsekin, A. I. “Ob etrusskom iazyke.” In the collection Tainy drevnikh pis’men. Moscow, 1976. (Translated from English, German, French, and Italian.)
Pallottino, M. “Problema etrusskogo iazyka.” Ibid.
Pallottino, M. Testimonia linguae Etruscae, 2nd ed. Florence, 1968.
Pfiffig, A. J. Die etruskische Sprache. Graz, 1969.
Georgiev, V. Etruskische Sprachwissenschaft, vols. 1–2. Sofia, 1970–71.

V. P. NEROZNAK

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noun a native or inhabitant of ancient Etruria

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